It Will Rain - Bruno Mars (pop)
Bruno Mars, in his song It Will Rain, uses devices such as symbolism, euphemism, and hyperbole, among others, in order to convey the speaker’s desperation about and determination to fix a relationship that is beginning to fail. In the first verse, the speaker talks about the pain he would feel if the girl were to leave him and the extreme measures he is taking to prevent the relationship from falling apart. He uses morphine as a symbol for something that would take away his emotional pain, and he writes that he would need such a painkiller to cope with losing her. The speaker also says that “No matter how long [his] knees are on the floor,” or no matter how much he begs and pleads, he will never be saved from his deep emotions. He also uses a euphemism when he says “walkin’ out the door,” and this expression is a more delicately-put way of saying that she could leave him. In the chorus, he uses several hyperboles to emphasize how desolate his world will be if he loses her. The speaker then uses a simile when he says “Just like the clouds my eyes will do the same” and compares the rain to the tears he will be crying. In the second verse, he details the relationship he has with her parents, describing their disapproval of him. He uses an idiom, “If I was in their shoes” to reveal that if he were in their position, he would feel the same way. Throughout the rest of the song, he uses figurative language in several places to show his desperation and the fact that he will do anything to piece their relationship back together. All of these devices contribute to the speaker’s expression of the major theme of the song, which is that the end of relationships can be devastating to one or both people involved.
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